Me, my husband and two small children lived in first floor flat with a tenant on ground floor. About 1 Yr and a half ago, they moved in the ground floor tenant. He had 2 other people living with him. A boy and a girl. All three were alcoholics, drug users and the girl was a prostitute as well. Since moving in its been a nightmare.
We've lived through assaults, drug dealing and prostitution. We have also been threatened by some of the drug users who came to the property. I have extensive video evidence and police reference numbers. We had begged the council to move us, cried and begged and told them just save my children. We were living in fear and very unsafe. The council pushed us a side like an animal and did nothing. Long story short, I went through the MP, the councillor, my daughter special needs school and eventually after refusing first mangement let, they approved tye second one. They then offered a property almost 2 months later but we still had not moved. There was just no urgency to move us. The antisocial behaviour continued.
Fastfoward Feb 2024, the guy who lived with the tenant set us on fire and tried to kill us while we were asleep at 3am. By luck I woke up and we threw ourselves through the window from second floor. To this day, I don't know how we got out alive. Sadly, the tenant on ground floor didn't make it. It has left us with everlasting mental trauma, I'm suffering everyday. I'm depressed.
I want the council to pay for this. They have been negligent. All of this could have been avoided, had they listened to my cries first time. We are lucky to be here.
How do I go about suing them?